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Gifted and Talented

How do you identify gifted and talented students?

Children are considered gifted and talented when they show evidence of the potential for high performance in intellect, creativity, artistic ability, leadership capacity, or a specific academic field. These students often require services outside of typical school activities to fully develop their capabilities.

How do you identify gifted and talented students?

Children are considered gifted and talented when they show evidence of the potential for high performance in intellect, creativity, artistic ability, leadership capacity, or a specific academic field. These students often require services outside of typical school activities to fully develop their capabilities.

All students deserve a chance to soar

The National Association for Gifted Children makes this compelling observation:

“Too often, giftedness is viewed exclusively as a trait that is manifested in high performance on ability tests, and as something that is inborn, fixed, and unchangeable. This conception persists in spite of the fact that the majority of states include potential to achieve in their definitions of giftedness.”

- Clarenbach & Olszewski-Kubilius (2012)

If we limit the definition of gifted and talented to only high-achieving students, then we miss a large population of students who have the potential to achieve greatness, if only they were given a chance to try.

All students deserve a chance to soar

The National Association for Gifted Children makes this compelling observation:

“Too often, giftedness is viewed exclusively as a trait that is manifested in high performance on ability tests, and as something that is inborn, fixed, and unchangeable. This conception persists in spite of the fact that the majority of states include potential to achieve in their definitions of giftedness.”

- Clarenbach & Olszewski-Kubilius (2012)

If we limit the definition of gifted and talented to only high-achieving students, then we miss a large population of students who have the potential to achieve greatness, if only they were given a chance to try.